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Mets' Brett Baty gets into yelling match with home plate umpire after close call

New York Post·Christian Arnold·about 1 month ago
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Home plate umpire Ryan Blakney seemed to be in his feels after Brett Baty didn’t appear to like a call that ended the fourth inning. The Mets’ third baseman was called out on strikes on a pitch that caught the bottom of the strike zone and tossed his bat in frustration as he walked out of the batter’s box.  After he took off his batting gloves and helmet, Batty looked back in the direction of the plate and appeared to shake his head, prompting the umpire to shout at Baty.  “Then challenge it,” Blakney said.  That comment prompted Baty to turn and tell Blakney that “I didn’t say anything to you,” which would appear to be supported by the mics that picked up the sequence of events.  Blakney then shouted back to Baty, “you didn’t need to.”  “Don’t look at me,” the testy ump barked back at Baty.  The Mets Brett Baty got into a yelling match with the home plate umpire in the fourth inning.…

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